Cavalry-machine.



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ATENT Fro EDMOND CHMIELEWSKI, OF NEW IBEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAVALRY-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Application filed June 11, 1918. Serial No. 239,435.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMOND CHMIELEW- SKI, a citizen of Russia, residingat New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cavalry-Machines,of which the following is a specifica tion.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a motor drivenmachine in the nature of a tank employed for war purposes and moreespecially for annihilating cavalry, the device possessing greatstrength for cutting its way through a wide area of horses, men ortroops.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bullet proof motor caradapted for traveling through the enemys ranks enabling the soldierswithin the device to fire upon the enemy as well as to regulate motordriven cutting means carried through the enemys ranks for mowing downthe enemy.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likereference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through thedevice;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the same; 4

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device with parts brokenaway;

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same with partsbroken away and removed; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a portion thereof.

My invention provides a motor car having a chassis frame 10 supporting aplatform 11 carrying an inverted bowl shaped roof or canopy 12 formed ofbullet proof metal having slots 13 adjacent the top 14 thereof foraffording ready ventilation to the interior of the car. The car isoperated in the usual manner having forward steering wheels 15 and reardriving wheels 16, the latter being connected to the motor 17 in theusual manner.

Guns 18 are mounted upon the platform 11 for firing through ports oropenings 19 at each end of the canopy 12. Each end of the canopy 12 ispointed as at 20 and it will be understood that the car may be driven ineither direction by means of the motor 17 and steered for traveling fromplace to place as found desirable.

A gear 21 is carried by the driving shaft 22 of the motor 17 meshingwith a pinion 23 having connection with a sprocket wheel 24L controlledby means of a suitable clutch 25. A driven shaft 26 is transverselyjournaled substantially centrally through the canopy 12 having asprocket wheel 27 operatively connected by means of a chain 28 with theaforementioned sprocket wheel 2d.

Rods 29 are connected to the opposite ends of the driven shaft 26exteriorly of'the canopy 12 by means of universal joints 30, whilebrackets 31 upon the outer ends of said rods are provided with wheels 32for riding upon the ground, such as 33 during the operation of thedevice. A sliding sleeve 34: is pro vided for each of the universaljoints 30 adapted for covering the said joints when the rods 29 areoperatively revolved by the driven shaft 26, the said sleeves beingadapt-- ed for maintaining the rods 29 in axial alinement with the shaft26.

A post- 35 carried by each of the brackets 31 is provided with twocables attached to the top of the post and diverging toward the canopy12, passes over rollers 36 and through perforations 37 in the sides ofthe canopy 12 with the inner ends of the cables wrapped around andsecured to a roller 28 journa'led within the canopy. An operating crank39 is provided for each roller 38 as well as a pawl and ratchetretaining means 40. The car is preferably provided with one or moredoors, such as 452.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent from this detaildescription thereof, it being seen that during the travel of the car 17that the outstretched rods 29 may be rapidly revolved when desired uponclosing the clutch 25, and whereby the knives 41 of the said rods willcut through entanglements, barriers, or even troops of cavalry orinfantry. A wide swath or path may be cut in this manner by my machineduring the forward travel thereof through the enemys lines with the rods29 in operation. When it is desired to move the car without operatingthe knives 41, the clutch 25 is released interrupting the operativeconnection between the driving shaft 22' and the driven shaft 26 so thatthe rods 29 will be idle and upon turning the rollers 39 in the requireddirection, the brackets 31 and rods 29 will be elevated upon theuniversal joints 30. The pawl and ratchet means 40 retains the rods intheir inoperative positions with the wheels 32 elevated above the ground33, it being understood that the sleeves 34 of the joints 30 must beslipped outwardly ofi' of the joints for permitting the relativeswinging movement of the rods 29 upon the shaft 26 at said joints 30.The device may be driven by means of the motor 17 to the enemys lineswith the rods 29 elevated, and when desired for operation the pawlmembers 40 may be released permitting the rods to lower to horizontalpositions with the wheels 32 upon the ground 33 and upon adjusting thesleeves 34 over the joints 80, the device may continue its travelthrough the ranks of the enemy. The position of the cables 32 assist thebracket 31 in supporting the rods 29 which are also maintainedoutstretched by means of the sleeves 3- covering the universal joints.An efiicient tank for cavalry attacks is provided in which the motordriven knife 41 as well as the guns 18 are employed against the enemy.

What I claim as new is:

1. A machine comprising a motor driven platform, an inverted bowl shapedcanopy secured surrounding said platform having ports'adjacent itsopposite ends, and ventilating slots adjacent the top thereof, gunsmounted upon said platform projecting through said ports, motor drivenknives adjustably carried at opposite sides of the canopy, a controlledmotor driven transverse shaft extending through the canopy, a rodadjustably connected to each opposite end of said shaft, a plurality ofknives upon said rods, and supporting means for the outer ends of saidrods. v,

2. A' machine comprising a motor driven platform, an inverted bowlshaped canopy secured surrounding said platform having ports adjacentits opposite ends and ventilating slots adjacent the top thereof, gunsmounted upon said platform projecting through said ports, motor drivenknives adjustably carried at opposite sides .of the canopy, a controlledmotor driven transverse shaft extending through the canopy, a rodadjustably connected to each opposite end of said shaft, a plurality ofknives upon said rods, supporting means for the outer ends of said rods,adjustable sleeves upon said 'universal joints adapted for renderingsaid joints inoperative with the rods and shaft in axial alinement, ajournaled bracket at the outer end of each rod, a ground engaging wheelin each bracket, a post mounted upon each bracket, cables attached tothe top of each post divergently extending through the adjacent side ofthe canopy, and pulling means for said cables arranged within thelatter.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDMOND OHMIELEWSKI.

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